Definition of the European Lepidocyrtus curvicollis group (Collembola: Entomobryidae) with description of a new species from Sardinia (Italy) Author Mateos, Eduardo Author Petersen, Henning text Zootaxa 2012 3273 51 62 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.280819 f1c94757-b3ae-47d0-ba0d-ec0247ffb8df 1175-5326 280819 Key to species of Lepidocyrtus curvicollis group The differentiation between all taxa of the “ L. curvicollis group” can be made out by the following identification key (including European distribution). 1 Abd.IV seta s present; mesothorax projecting over the head; labial seta M1 shorter than M2.......................... 2 - Abd.IV seta s absent; mesothorax not projecting; labial setae M1 and M2 of equal length............................................................................................ L. vexillosus Loksa & Bogojeviċ, 1967 ( Croatia ) 2 Labial chaetotaxy with all setae ciliated (M1*M2R*EL1L2); abd.II seta li absent; abd.IV without dorsolateral pseudopori between macrochaetae T6-D3-B5-B6..................................................................... 3 - Labial chaetotaxy with some smooth setae (M1*m2R*el1l2); abd.II seta li fan-shaped; abd.IV with 5–7 dorsolateral pseudopori between macrochaetae T6-D3-B5-B6................................................. L. curvicollis Bourlet, 1839 ( Austria , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Britain , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Hungary , Ireland , Italy with Sardinia and Sicily, Kosovo , Latvia , Malta , Moldova Republic, Montenegro , Norway , Poland , Portugal with Madeira, Romania , Russia East, Serbia , Slovakia , Spain , Switzerland , The Netherlands , Ukraine ) 3 Body unpigmented.................................................................................... 4 - Body pigmented................................................................... L. paradoxus Uzel, 1890 ( Austria , Belgium , Britain , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Finland , France , Germany , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Kaliningrad region, Malta , Moldova Republic, Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia Central, Slovakia , Spain , Switzerland , Ukraine ) 4 Ant.IV without apical bulb............................................................................. 5 - Ant.IV with apical bulb................................................................. L. apicalis sp. nov. 5 Prelabral setae smooth; abd.IV seta T6 ciliated macrochaeta.................................................. 6 - Prelabral setae ciliated; abd.IV seta T6 smooth mesochaeta............................ L. nigrescens Szeptycki, 1967 ( Germany , Hungary , Italy , Poland , Ukraine ) 6 Abd.IV macrochaeta E3 inserted below macrochaeta F2 (orientation as in Fig. 14 ); ratio C1-B4/B4-B6<0.6............ 7 - Abd.IV macrochaeta E3 inserted above macrochaeta F2 (orientation as in Fig. 14 ); ratio C1-B4/B4-B6>0.7.................................................................................... L. montseniensis Mateos, 1985 ( Spain ) 7 Interocular seta q absent; unguiculus serrated..................... L. flexicollis Gisin, 1965 ( Spain with Canary Islands) - Intraocular seta q present; unguiculus smooth............................ L. mariani Traser & Danyi, 2008 ( Hungary )